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Martin Bagot

Gran becomes first UK patient to be fitted with bionic eye in science breakthrough

A gran has become the first UK patient to be fitted with a bionic eye.

Moorfield Eye Hospital has surgically inserted a 2mm wide microchip under the retina of the unnamed 88-year-old.

The chip interacts with special glasses containing a video camera to send electrical signals via her optical cells that can then be interpreted by the brain.

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